Cultivator



B. J. WEST; Cultivator.

No. 226,691. Pateried April 20,1880.

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BENJAMIN J. WEST, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

CULTIVATO R.

PEOIFIGATION forming" part of Letters Patent No. 226,691, dated April20, 1880.

' Application filed July 30, 1879 To all whom it may c'oncernr Be itknown that I, BENJAMIN J. WEST, a resident of the city of New Orleans,parish of Orleans, and State of Louisiana, have invented a certain newand useful Improvementin Gultivators; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and correct description of the same,reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to that class of cultivator-s in which disks areemployed for throwing dirt to or from the roots of young plants.

The nature of my improvements will be readily understood by referring tothe accompanying drawings, whereon- Figure 1 represents a perspectiveview thereof. Fig. 2 shows the manner in which the disks are connectedwith theirrespective standards. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a shoewhich is fitted to the lower ends of the standards for the purpose ofsupporting the diskspindles thereupon, as well as for preventing dustfrom working into the bearings thereof.

A is an ordinary beam, the rear of which is provided with handles 1) band with an axle, 0. To the latter is secured, by means of stirrups d d,850., a pair of right-angled standards, E E, the lower ends of which areturned, and have titted thereupon the enlarged ends of a pair ofhorizontal spindles, F F, upon which revolve the disks G G and theirhubs h h.

On the outer end of each spindle is loosely fitted a cap or washer, I,that is held in position by means of a pin, 70. These caps have lugsprojecting from one side thereof, for the purpose of securing theretothe rear end of braces L, the forward ends of which are ad- 0 j ustabl ysecured, by means of eyebolts or otherwise, in any of a series of holesthat are made in a cross-beam, M, which is secured at a certain distancein front of the axle to the main beam A, as shown.

N N are metal braces, by means of which the cross-beam M is more rigidlysecured to the main beam.

The vertical portions of the standards E E are provided withwrought-iron straps R, the

bolted ends of which are connected, by means of braces S T, with thecross-beam M and with the outer ends of the horizontal portions of thestandards by means of eyebolts, as shown at t.

Set-screws-a are tapped through the metal surrounding the eyes in thespindles F, so as to permit of an adjustment of the disks at any angle.The said disks are securely held, when adjusted, by means of the bracesL, as before mentioned.

On the drawings the horizontal portions of the standards E E arerepresented as extending outward. These, however, may be reversed, so asto bring the disks much closer together, whenever the work to beaccomplished may require the same to be done.

To the under side of the cross-beam M are rigidly secured two verticaldraft-bars, V V, each having a number of holes drilled'through the same,to permit of the whiffletrees W bein g adj ustably connected therewith.From the lower holes in thescbars connecting-rods to extend and arefastened to the lugs a of the shoes 2, the latter titted to the turnedportion of the standards E E, and held thereon beneath the horizontalspindles by'mea-ns of a pin, 00.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. In a rotary cultivator, the right-angled standards E E, the lowerends of which are turned and fitted with horizontal spindles F F, of theconstruction described, carrying re,- volving disks, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a rotary cultivator, the combination, with the angled standards EE, horizontal spindles F F, and the revolving disks G G, of the caps orremovable washers I, with braces L attached thereto, substantially asdescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

B. J. WEST.

In-presence of- J. O. HULBELL, P. J. FINNEY.

